獪手

Chinese

		crafty; cunning	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (獪手)		獪	手
simp. (狯手)		狯	手

(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "狯手".)

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kōe-chhiú

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kōe-chhiú
  - Tâi-lô: kuē-tshiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koexchiuo
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kue²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

Noun

獪手

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to force someone's hand behind their back and bending it to make it painful and uncomfortable
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be unable to make a good effort with one's hand due to it not working well

Synonyms

(to force someone's hand): (Hokkien) 拗手

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